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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW K SERIESs year 2012

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Pass percent:94.93%
(The average a petrol BMW K SERIES year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:2,072 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment19
Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))13
Front Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))12
Registration plate issues8
Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))7
Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii))5
Rear Brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Front Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))2
Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))2
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))2
Horn not working (7.7 (a))2
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released2
Rear Brake pedal not releasing correctly and functionality of brakes affected (1.1.2 (b) (ii))2
Rear Brake grabbing severely rear brake off handle bar leaver (1.2.1 (c))1
Offside Front Wheel excessively damaged (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (b))1
Horn not working (1.7.3a)1
Central Front Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust has corroded through (6.1.2 (a))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect bulb incorrectly fitted (4.1.2 (c))1
Front Brake master cylinder leaking (1.1.10 (b) (ii))1
Front Brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))1
Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Brake disc insecure (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Brake disc insecure (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c))1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Wheel excessively damaged (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Central Front Lower Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Footrest insecure circlip missing replaced (6.2.12 (a))1
Central Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases major leak of gases under sump of motorcycle, leak on collector pipes . (6.1.2 (a))1
Front Wheel spindle loose (5.2.1 (c) (i))1
Front Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Headlamp aim projected beam image obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake indicates excessive fluctuation of brake effort (1.2.1 (e))1
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour both (4.4.3 (a))1
Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn excessive freeplay in paralever bearings (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))1
Front Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))1
Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))1
Nearside Front Footrest insecure (6.2.12 (a))1
Offside Front Footrest insecure (6.2.12 (a))1
Rear Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Front Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))1
Nearside Handlebar grip insecure to handlebar (2.2.1 (d) (ii))1
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear Shock absorber likely to become detached (5.3.2 (a) (ii))1
Central Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Central Front Brake disc insecure (1.1.14 (a) (ii))1
Rear Brake excessively binding pedal very stiff (1.2.1 (f))1
Front Brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Roller brake test brake efficiency less than 27.5% overall (1.2.2 (a) (ii))1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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